DIXON, CA (MPG) - The following is some information about the Senior Center activities and the Senior Club.

After COVID restrictions were eased, the Senior Center events started slowly trickling 'back to normal.' People started coming back to see old friends and get out of their homes finally, but slowly, and some are still hesitant. I am happy to report that participation is growing and there is a big list of fun things coming up.

In June 2021, Senior Club president, Phillis Nixon, called together the members of Senior Club Board and The Advocates for Dixon Seniors Group and floated the idea of us merging. We all agreed at that meeting that the two groups needed each other’s help to get our activities, events and advocacy work going strong again. Both groups’ membership had decreased over the last few years.

Since that June day, we have been meeting monthly and getting along famously. Together, we organized a successful, albeit smaller than usual, Senior Resource Fair in April 2022. A good time was had by all and we plan to do it again.

Now, many fun activities are planned each month. The Ice Cream Socials also happen monthly. At the next one, we will be entertained by a live barbershop quartet.

On Wednesdays Scott Stacey will be calling Bingo from noon to 2 pm. It costs 5-cents a Bingo card to play plus there are prizes and refreshments.

The next Out-to-Lunch Bunch is on Friday, July 8, at the Frying Pan.

On Saturday, September 17, there are plans for an indoor Garage Sale. Sellers get to have a table for $10 to sell whatever treasures they must let go of. As a registered Garage-sale NUT, I will be there. I have treasures to let go of and to find.

If you are a senior citizen and want to participate in any of the fun events, call Recreation Manager Austin George at the Dixon Senior Center, (707) 678-7022. Become a member of the Senior Club and you’ll receive in your mailbox the official calendar of events each time a new one comes out. There is a Senior Center page on the City of Dixon website.